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I have never weathered cloth and was just wondering what the best way to go is. I haven't airbrushed but should I go that way since its not really detailed. Or should I go rattle can and mist it? And also with rattle cans does it matter if its enamel or acrylic or can I just grab any old flat black and grey primer and get into it? Any and all advice is welcomed!

I have read that you can mix some acrylic paint with water and use a spray bottle to apply it to a damp flight suit. I have not tried this yet with my flight suit but this is the method I will be going with. I can't find the link to the tutorial at the moment but its here somewhere.

Heres a link to a photo of my flight suit, for some reason I cant get a photo to upload. At first I thought I may have gone to dark but after looking at it for a while I think its ok. I just used flat black spray paint and for some areas I actually used a pot scrubber just to dirty it up a bit which did give it a slight dirty look. Let me know what you think. I can post some with armour on as well if you want.

Here is a more recent pic of mine...all i used was krylon black primer misted onto it in the key areas and lightly pretty much all over. Same with the vest. Below the knees has more than the rest in general.

Thanks for the tips and great job! Some of my weather has faded a bit as well. Out of curiousity, what about weathering on leather? Whats a good way to get some permanent looking filth on the leather components without destroying them. Like the ammo pouches / belt for example. Anyone have suggestions?

Yup, black primer. That is all you need for soft part weathering. Didn't use the brown at all. Got to hit the FS a little more. Probably was a little too cautious. Still have to hit the flak jacket too.

I liked the look of dilluting down some dirty browny black acrylic washes and sort of rubbing that dirty wash into the seams and crevices on the suit. It gives it a nice grimy depth you dont get with misting. Also works great as a kind of dirty bath for the flakvest if its all white and shiny... =)